Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Keegan

Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #621 Trend ↓ Falling 36%
Rank 2025
#621
among boys · ↓28 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
497
named Keegan · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,804
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,888 babies
All-time total
42,324
#587 all-time among boys
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Keegan popularity over time

42,324 babies have been named Keegan since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 14 14 1 – #3,405
1970s 45 328 373 37 +2564% #981
1980s 328 1,721 2,049 205 +449% #528
1990s 621 6,591 7,212 721 +252% #300
2000s 1,278 14,057 15,335 1,534 +113% #222
2010s 1,166 12,718 13,884 1,388 -9% #238
2020s (to 2025) 367 3,090 3,457 576 -59% #492

Where Keegan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 416 0.24 outside top 500
2027 390 0.23 outside top 500
2028 369 0.22 outside top 500
2029 352 0.21 outside top 500
2030 339 0.20 outside top 500

Where Keegan is most popular

Boys named Keegan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.289 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Rhode Island.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Keegan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 21 0.946 +227%
West Virginia 29 0.888 +207%
Rhode Island 12 0.736 +154%
Iowa 47 0.682 +136%
Connecticut 44 0.650 +125%
Massachusetts 89 0.647 +124%
South Carolina 63 0.610 +111%
Indiana 94 0.586 +103%
Mississippi 32 0.563 +95%
Michigan 112 0.547 +89%
Ohio 140 0.528 +83%
Minnesota 63 0.514 +78%
Wisconsin 60 0.506 +75%
Pennsylvania 130 0.490 +69%
Missouri 64 0.462 +60%
Illinois 113 0.442 +53%
North Carolina 112 0.439 +52%
Kentucky 44 0.438 +52%
Alabama 47 0.430 +49%
Maryland 51 0.428 +48%
Tennessee 72 0.399 +38%
Nebraska 17 0.391 +35%
Virginia 73 0.385 +33%
Arkansas 23 0.363 +26%
Washington 58 0.355 +23%
Kansas 24 0.350 +21%
Hawaii 5 0.322 +11%
Colorado 40 0.310 +7%
Georgia 75 0.296 ≈ national
New York 120 0.277 ≈ national
Louisiana 28 0.274 -5%
Arizona 37 0.226 -22%
Florida 101 0.213 -26%
Oregon 15 0.198 -32%
New Jersey 39 0.194 -33%
Oklahoma 16 0.181 -37%
Texas 121 0.137 -53%
Idaho 5 0.122 -58%
Nevada 6 0.105 -64%
California 94 0.103 -64%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Keegan

Keegan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #621 in 2025 with 449 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 42,324 American babies have been named Keegan, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,888 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Keegan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Keegan?

The median living Keegan is about 18 years old; half are between 11 and 25. An estimated 42 thousand people named Keegan are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Keegan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 48 #3,275 449 #621
2024 56 #2,954 484 #593
2023 65 #2,686 443 #627
2022 56 #2,978 523 #566
2021 72 #2,470 599 #492
2020 70 #2,482 592 #496
2019 72 #2,470 723 #425
2018 88 #2,154 940 #353
2017 123 #1,730 1,124 #309
2016 114 #1,824 1,295 #283
2015 130 #1,650 1,346 #274
2014 119 #1,751 1,560 #238
2013 143 #1,535 1,458 #249
2012 114 #1,797 1,472 #245
2011 130 #1,648 1,370 #253
2010 133 #1,627 1,430 #246
2009 129 #1,715 1,597 #228
2008 160 #1,472 1,683 #223
2007 181 #1,348 1,707 #222
2006 125 #1,685 1,594 #227
2005 109 #1,796 1,390 #242
2004 118 #1,651 1,293 #257
2003 107 #1,765 1,271 #259
2002 115 #1,615 1,284 #253
2001 112 #1,635 1,158 #271
2000 122 #1,508 1,080 #285
1995 64 #2,109 669 #359
1990 40 #2,871 385 #501
1985 37 #2,621 205 #610
1980 15 #4,836 110 #845
1975 – – 25 #1,919
1970 – – 14 #2,575
1965 – – 7 #3,405
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Keegan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Keegan Connor Tracy Keegan Connor Tracy Canadian actress and author (born 1971) Contemporary
  2. 2 Keegan Allen American actor, photographer, author, and musician b. 1989 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Keegan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Keegan?

The median living Keegan is about 18 years old. Half of all living Keegans are between 11 and 25 years old.

How many people named Keegan are alive today?

An estimated 42 thousand people named Keegan are alive in the United States, based on 42,324 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Keegan in 2025?

Keegan ranked #621 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 449 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Keegan?

42,324 babies have been named Keegan in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Keegan most popular?

Keegan peaked in 2007, when 1,888 newborns received the name.

Is Keegan a boy or girl name?

Keegan is used for both: about 9% of babies named Keegan have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Keegan rising or falling?

Keegan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Keegan become more popular?

Keegan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 339 boys named Keegan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Keegan?

Well-known people named Keegan include Keegan Connor Tracy (actor), Keegan Allen (actor).

Names like Keegan

Names that sound and feel close to Keegan: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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